December, 2019

• 3 December

  Sheikh Hamdan briefed on ERC’s efforts to rescue Albanian quake victims

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), made a phone call to an ERC delegation that travelled to the Albanian capital, Tirana, to rescue victims of an earthquake that hit the country, as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

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• 3 December

  Dar Al Ber offers AED7.5m to 1,486 families in Ajman

  AJMAN / WAM The Dar Al Ber Society announced that 1,486 families of various nationalities benefitted from the humanitarian aid provided by the society’s branch during the first nine months of the current year. Faisal Sahrawi, Director of the Dar Al Ber branch in Ajman, said the humanitarian aid provided by the branch until the end of this September reached ...

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• 3 December

  Sharjah’s emerging prospects to European investors highlighted

  

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), an affiliate of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) organised a Sharjah – Europe Business Roundtable, at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to explore interests with six European business councils based in the UAE, and to introduce emerging prospects in a variety of sectors attractive to ...

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• 3 December

  AED2.5mn worth of fake products seized in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Police General HQ confiscated nearly 25,560 counterfeit fire prevention products worth AED2.5 million, during an anti-counterfeit campaign of the Department of Combating Economic Crimes of the General Department of Criminal investigations at the Dubai Police. The campaign was carried out in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories, UL, the Middle East, a technology security company, and Ten ...

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• 3 December

  UAE pledges AED184mn to support Comoros

  

  PARIS / WAM The UAE pledged to donate AED184 million ($50 million) of development support, in addition to a previous amount of AED184 million ($50 million) allocated this year by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), to support development projects in the Comoros. The UAE made this announcement during its participation in the “Donors’ Conference in Support of the ...

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• 3 December

  UAE advances eight points in mathematics skills

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Education (MoE), announced that the UAE advanced eight points in mathematics skills, according to the results of the recent edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2018, which were officially announced for the participating countries at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), headquarters in Paris. The United Arab Emirates achieved ...

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• 3 December

  There are things to be thankful for in tech

  

  Iwould like to enumerate what I’m thankful for in technology. I know, it sure doesn’t feel like there are many things to feel good about. Tech tools have allowed misinformation, bullying and social division to spread like a virus. They have empowered tyrants and monsters, and created an underclass of impossible jobs. Some days I want to do a Road ...

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• 3 December

  Sky plans new UK studio for online streaming war

  

  Bloomberg Sky plans to build a major new studio in the UK, as the global streaming war forces media companies to secure more space for upcoming productions. Comcast Corp’s European pay-TV business will build 14 sound stages on a 32-acre (13-hectare) site north of London, the company said in a statement, without disclosing the cost. The development would be on ...

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• 3 December

  Robot vacuums are the big hit, says Kohl’s CEO

  Bloomberg Move over, Instant Pots. Robot vacuums are also now at the top of the most-sought after items this holiday season, according to Kohl’s Corp Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass. Their popularity was “a litttle bit more surprising,” Gass said in an interview. “We’re seeing a lot of demand this year for vacuums. There’s a lot of innovation, there’s a ...

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• 3 December

  The loneliness of a highbrow teenage songwriting robot

  

  Bloomberg Meet Yona. She loves reading Margaret Atwood and articles about teenage life and sings about loneliness and relationships on her newly released track. If this sounds a bit scripted, that’s because it is: Yona’s not human. Yona has been created by London-based company Auxuman and trained using artificial intelligence (AI), fed on music and literature, and learning from reactions ...

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